This morning, I attended the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee hearing. The hearing was called, largely, to hear testimony from the new Texas Forensic Science Commission Chairman, John Bradley. Two things strike me as clear after attending the hearing: The Democrats on the Senate Criminal Justice Committee -- Chairman John Whitmire, Senator Rodney Ellis, and Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa...
The renewal of news about the Cameron Todd Willingham case should not only shed light on the reasons Rick Perry is a bad governor, but it should also illuminate our way-too-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals, which denied writs of Habeus Corpus to Willingham continuously, even a month before execution. The court is fully occupied by Republicans, and three judges are on the ballot in 2010. Two of...
Taiwan native Lu Sheng-yen, 65, better known as "Guru Master" to the 5 million followers of his True Buddha Society, will be visiting the Southwest Houston area Nov. 15, before traveling to Dallas and then to Austin to meet with Texas governor Rick Perry.
"Reports indicated that Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has reached a secret understanding with the Obama administration over U.S. recognition of an independent Palestinian state." - PM heads to U.S., under threat of Palestinian statehood declaration Israeli crimes in broad day light Texas Gov. Rick Perry: “There Were Three Shooters” FORT HOOD SHOOTING LINKED TO 9 11 PATSIES...
Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting. Perry said at a news conference on Saturday that the soldiers he visited with told him it is an honor to serve their country and they are committed to returning to service. He praised the care they were receiving and described his conversations with the soldiers ...
Three political methods exist to stop the State Board of Education from crippling our schools with an extremist agenda. Run a Democrat against a socially conservative Republican and win. Support moderate Republicans against the God-Fearing Conservative Republicans, and make sure they win. Purge any Democrats who vote with the Socially Conservative Bloc. The first two options will prove quite difficult....
Here are the basic election results for the night. Constitutional Amendments Texas voters passed every single constitutional amendment today. Houston Races The Houston mayoral race will feature a runoff between Annise Parker and Gene Locke, who received 30.5% and 25.9%, respectively. Peter Brown received 22.4% while Republican Roy Morales received 20.2%. It seems that, although Brown led in some late...
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